[Hidden-tech] Pay-as-you-go Internet access?

[Ned Hamson]

http://www.slingshot.com/
Slingshot Internet

It's pay-as-you-go Internet access on a CD you buy at the store. No 
credit cards, no membership, no monthly bills, and no personal 
information are required. Slingshot is easy to use and it's private. It 
costs about $10 for 840 minutes of local access or 120 minutes on our 
nationwide toll-free network. If you've used a phone calling card, 
Slingshot works in much the same way.

Peter Irvine wrote:
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> I still have the AOL for $5/month plan. It's clunky but serviceable. You 
> only get 10 hours per month, but that's plenty for downloading mail via 
> dialup.
> I've also used Boingo. You can join for a month at a time, and it works 
> in many airports, hotels, and other wifi hotspots. It's especially good 
> if you're staying at a conference hotel, as it beats the outrageous 
> daily access fees most large hotels charge.
> And for the adventurous, there are online maps of wifi hotspots in 
> various cities. I have had occasion to park in a residential 
> neighborhood to check my mail, and it's worked fine. MacStumbler is a 
> very useful utility for this purpose.
> 
> Peter Irvine
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> On Apr 21, 2005, at 8:59 PM, David Spound wrote:
> 
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>> I am looking for suggestions for inexpensive dial-up Internet access 
>> for the
>> infrequent occasions (perhaps 2 or 3 times per year) when I am traveling
>> with my computer to a location that does not provide broadband access. I
>> used to maintain an Earthlink dial-up account when I traveled more often,
>> but it does not make sense for me to pay about $8-12 per month for such an
>> infrequent need. I have Comcast cable in my home office and they don’t 
>> offer
>> a companion dial up service as some providers do. Has anyone ever 
>> heard of a
>> pay-per-use service?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> David
>>
>> ++++++++++
>>
>> David A. Spound
>> david at spound.com
>> (413) 219-0654
>>
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>> Strategic technical consulting and project management
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